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Hummus vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between hummus and butter

  • Hummus has more copper, manganese, iron, fiber, phosphorus, folate, and magnesium; however, butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 245% more than hummus.
  • Hummus has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Hummus, commercial and Butter, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Hummus
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 11% 20% 92% 176% 50% 75% 49% 101% 14%
Butter
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +850%
Contains more IronIron +12100%
Contains more CopperCopper +3193.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1933.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +633.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Hummus
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 45% 15% 11% 7.9% 46% 0% 0% 62% 0%
Butter
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hummus Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.437g 50.489g 223%
Fats 9.6g 81.11g 110%
Vitamin A 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Copper 0.527mg 0.016mg 57%
Monounsaturated fat 4.039g 23.43g 48%
Manganese 0.773mg 0.004mg 33%
Iron 2.44mg 0.02mg 30%
Calories 166kcal 717kcal 28%
Fiber 6g 0g 24%
Phosphorus 176mg 24mg 22%
Folate 83µg 3µg 20%
Sodium 379mg 11mg 16%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.09mg 16%
Magnesium 71mg 2mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.005mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.003mg 15%
Protein 7.9g 0.85g 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Potassium 228mg 24mg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Carbs 14.29g 0.06g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.613g 3.01g 4%
Selenium 2.6µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.582mg 0.042mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.064mg 0.034mg 2%
Calcium 38mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 8.29g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
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8% 10% 14% 67%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 9.6 g
Carbs: 14.29 g
Water: 66.59 g
Other: 1.62 g
Butter
1
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +829.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23716.7%
Contains more WaterWater +271.2%
Contains more OtherOther +3950%
Contains more FatsFats +744.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
2
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.437 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.613 g
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +480.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Hummus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174289/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.